After completing this task, Liu Heng immediately began another core reform-a new military system.
It was not difficult to set up a new army. As a mid-level military fan, Liu Heng clearly knew that in addition to soldiers, equipment, and morale, the determining factors of the combat effectiveness of the army also included military organization, logistics support, and grassroots officers. War was about logistics!
Liu Heng integrated the various characteristics of ancient and modern military systems and made the following settings based on his own understanding:
Infantry, ten people into a squad, with a squad leader, as the sergeant;
The fifth squad was a company, with a company commander and a lieutenant.
The fifth company was a battalion, with a battalion commander and a lieutenant (lieutenant, captain).
The fourth battalion was a regiment with a regiment commander and a major. A squad was the basic unit of the army, and a regiment was the smallest independent combat unit.
Therefore, each regiment had 1000 combat personnel, 5 lieutenants, and 20 lieutenants, totaling 1025 people. Lieutenants and colonels were independent of the establishment.
The five regiments formed a division, with one commander and two deputy commanders (the highest ranking of the five regiments under their jurisdiction).
The five divisions formed an army, with one commander (appointed by the higher authorities during wartime and revoked after the war) and two deputy commanders (appointed by the highest rank of the five division commanders under their jurisdiction). The deputy division commander and deputy commander were only responsible for the usual combat preparation training.
If there were special circumstances that required multiple armies to fight at the same time, they could also set up a group army to facilitate the command.
Among them, officers above division commander could have their own personal guards according to their ranks. Major General had 51 guards for one company, Lieutenant General had 102 guards for two companies, and Admiral had 153 guards for three companies.
Cavalry, five people for a cavalry squad, set up a squad leader, sergeant chief;
Ten classes for a company, set up a company commander, lieutenant;
Five companies are a battalion, with a battalion commander and a lieutenant.
The four battalions formed a regiment, with a regiment commander and a field officer.
The soldiers were divided according to their military service and military achievements: Recruit (1 year), Corporal (2 years), Sergeant (3 years), Staff Sergeant (4 years).
According to their ranks, officers were divided into major sergeants, second lieutenants (company commanders), first lieutenants (battalion commanders), captains (battalion commanders/deputy regimental commanders), majors (regimental commanders), lieutenant colonels (regimental commanders/deputy regimental commanders), colonels (regimental commanders), senior colonels (regimental commanders/deputy regimental commanders), major generals (regimental commanders), lieutenant generals (regimental commanders), and generals (regimental commanders).
In addition, there were also titles of nobility, and they could enjoy government subsidies according to their titles. This part was named the New Army Program.
It was already February when the spring breeze blew. The leaves sprouted and the earth was green. The breath of spring slowly drove away the cold winter.
Liu Heng immediately gathered everyone for a meeting to understand what had happened during this period of time. Coincidentally, Zhao Feng had just returned from Youbei. Seeing his excited expression, something good must have happened.
Xun Yu took out three thick ledgers and said,""My lord, the distribution of land has basically been completed. The landless refugees and poor have all been given land and have begun to plow it. These three accounts are the detailed information of the land distribution in the three counties.
Some of the tenant farmers who were dependent on the landlord also began to apply, but considering the seriousness of the matter, they still needed to ask the lord for approval.
Due to the mass production of red bricks, the new villages around Xuantu Prefecture City started construction in batches.
However, there was a limited number of laborers. Some needed to build roads, some needed to build brick kilns and porcelain kilns, and some needed to open up ditches. Therefore, the construction of the new village was slow. Most of the people were still huddled in huts. It was estimated that it would not be completed until June.”
"What about the red brick houses?" Liu Heng asked with a smile. What requests and suggestions did the craftsmen have?”
Xun Yu looked at Liu Heng with admiration and replied,""Red bricks have been unanimously praised by the craftsmen. They are the best materials for building houses. They are sturdy and conducive to construction. Their only request was for the lord to make more red bricks.”
Liu Heng turned to Zhao Feng and said,"I'm afraid you'll have to ask Brother Zhao about this!"”
"The expansion of the brick kiln is in progress, but the progress is slow due to the problem of the civilian workers."
Great progress had been made in the production of cement. According to the report, the solidifying effect of the mixture of water and fine sand was getting closer and closer to the lord's requirements. He believed that qualified cement would be produced soon.
However…this cement was really magical. What was put in was obviously a stone, but why did it come out as dry powder?
After adding water and gravel, it would gradually become as hard as rock, and it could even firmly stick the blue stones and red bricks together. Even if one used an axe to chisel, they would only be able to damage a little.
If it was used to build city walls…How did the lord come up with such a powerful thing?”
Liu Heng replied with a smile and asked,""How are the sales of paper, books, and porcelain?”
Zhao Feng took out his account book and said,"Everything is going well. The sales of paper and books in Jizhou and Youzhou have increased by nearly 50%. They are also being sold in Bingzhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou. The sales are growing rapidly.
The sales of porcelain were surprisingly good. Even though the price was as high as 100,000 yuan per piece, the buyers still flocked to it. Many merchants even requested to pre-order it like books.
According to the current income and expenditure situation, the income from the three major industries was enough to maintain the county government's expenses. But…"
Liu Heng saw that he was hesitating and guessed that there was something he couldn't say, so he asked,"What's so difficult to say? Brother Zhao, feel free to speak."
" It's just that Luoyang already had paper for sale before our merchants arrived," Zhao Feng continued." Moreover, the color and quality of the paper are exactly the same as those produced by my lord's workshop!”
Liu Heng couldn't help but laugh out loud before he could finish listening, causing the others to be baffled."What's wrong with my lord? The paper industry that you rely on for survival has met an opponent. It might even involve the leakage of secrets.”
Liu Heng stopped laughing and explained," Please don't mind it. That paper must have come from the paper mill that His Majesty opened…Haha!" I didn't expect Your Majesty to be so good at business. You're my role model!”
"Ah!" Everyone exclaimed in unison.
Liu Heng shook his head and continued," I guess I forgot to tell you. The power of the three counties was exchanged with paper making!"
If His Majesty saw its commercial value, he would definitely not let it go. By the way, Brother Zhao, don't sell our paper to Si Li, lest it cause unnecessary trouble.”
"No wonder Sheng thought…Sigh, I've made a fool of myself in front of my lord!”
Zhao Feng apologized. "In addition, Sheng sent invitations to experienced craftsmen from Youzhou and Jizhou according to my lord's request. However, when they heard that they were going to move to the border of Liaodong, they immediately refused and refused to come no matter what! However, there were some apprentices who were interested, but they lacked experience and still needed to train.”
"It's fine. I won't reject anyone. Have you found Zheng Hun's whereabouts?"
"Speaking of this Zheng Hun, he is really strange. When others heard that he was from the Liaodong border, they immediately rejected him, but this Zheng Hun said," There are high-grade ores on the border of Liaodong, but because of the cold climate, it is impossible to smelt refined iron.'However, when he relayed his lord's words to him, he immediately requested to come over. Along the way, he kept urging them to leave. He was simply a strange person! After entering the county city, Sheng arranged for him to stay in an inn temporarily.”
Liu Heng was overjoyed." Good. Brother Zhao, you've had a tough journey. I'll pay a visit to this strange person immediately after today's meeting."”
Qiushou saw that Liu Heng was in a good mood and said,""It's been half a month, and I finally see the lord's smile again.”
Liu Heng nodded slightly and handed the three books he had written to Xun Yu, Ju Shou, and Zhao Feng respectively. He said,"Conservation wants to create a new education system in this way. It was to promote universal compulsory education so that everyone had the opportunity to learn, especially the children of poor families. It was hoped that this would give them the opportunity to become useful.”
Ju Shou read it carefully and said excitedly,""If this idea comes true, my lord will surely be praised by future generations.”
Before he could finish his sentence, Xun Yu frowned and said," The name 'Da Xue' comes from the ancient books. How can it be related to commerce and engineering? Moreover, scholars, farmers, businessmen and merchants, how can these workers and merchants enter the holy and elegant land?”
He was a little angry at the end. After hearing this, Isamu quickly flipped through a few pages and saw that the university had set up a college of engineering and a college of business. He was also unhappy.
"Brother Xun, do you still remember the first time we met?" Liu Heng sat upright and asked seriously. The world thinks that the craftsman is just a strange and clever skill;
Merchants are the kind of people who run errands and peddlers. But look, without craftsmen, how could they make exquisite porcelain, bricks, and cement? Without merchants, how could they pay taxes to maintain the operation of the prefecture?
My teacher once said: All the people in the world are equal, and scholars, farmers, businessmen and businessmen are like brothers!
The country was like a complete person. The scholars were like the brain, the farmers were like the limbs, the workers were like the heart, and the merchants were like the blood. They had to work together to make the country prosperous. Without them, everyone would die, and the country would fall!
Since they were all indispensable, why did they have to distinguish between high and low?”
Qiushou listened with a solemn expression. His displeasure gradually dissipated and was replaced by comprehension and admiration.
Xun Yu was still frowning, but his eyes were filled with hesitation and doubt.
Zhao Feng broke the solemn atmosphere and asked with a smile,"My lord, it's hard to find a good teacher to build a school. According to the seven-year-old standard, there should be ten thousand students in the three counties.”
Liu Heng looked up at the roof and analyzed," Teacher, huh…The Faculty of Arts will be handed over to Ju Gong and Xun Gong. Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry will be taught by Heng Lai for the time being. The Business School will be under Brother Zhao's charge. The Engineering School and the technical school can hire experienced craftsmen.
The military academy was led by Commandant Gao and the other generals. In addition, please recommend a group of intelligent and virtuous young people as the first batch of students. Liu Heng will personally teach them the knowledge of the relevant subjects. After they pass, they will become the first batch of teachers!”
The few of them agreed, and Xun Yu left first on the grounds that he was busy.
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